The Management of Chest Tubes After Pulmonary Resection

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-405

  Cerfolio, Robert J ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Air leak; Chest tube; Pulmonary resection; Water seal

Indexed keywords

AIR LEAKAGE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUCTION DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE; AMBULATORY CARE; CHEST TUBE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SUCTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHEST TUBES; HUMANS; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SUCTION;

EID: 77954361995     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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